Drinking water service usage in Guatemala
Guatemala: Drinking water service usage was 48.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 48.8% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Guatemala peaked at 49.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 121st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Drinking water service usage in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.8% | — |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 48.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 71% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 48.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 70% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.7% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 49.2% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 48.8% | 49.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Guatemala?
- Drinking water service usage in Guatemala was 48.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for drinking water service usage?
- Guatemala ranks 121st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.